International Association for
Ladakh Studies (IALS)
The International Association for Ladakh Studies (IALS)
is an interdisciplinary society studying all aspects of
Ladakh. As part of promoting the constructive
interaction between the international academic community
and Ladakh's own scholarly community the IALS organises
seminars and conferences in Ladakh and abroad, including
a biennial international conference. The IALS also
fosters the publication of research material on Ladakh,
including conference proceedings and the regular
publication of the Ladakh Studies Journal.

Students' Educational Cultural Movement of Ladakh
SECMOL was founded in 1988 by some returning university
students who understood the problems of the younger
generation with modern education, their lack of focus
and the cultural confusion. Their activities include
working to reform the government school system, helping
village students in their education, awakening youth to
the problems stemmed from the inappropriate and
insensitive schooling, producing related videos and
radio programmes, and designing and building
solar-heated eco-friendly buildings. Operation New Hope
was started in 1994 to overhaul the primary education
system in the government schools of Ladakh.
For further information contact:
Secmol P.O.B ox: 4, Leh 194101, Ladakh (India) Ph:
91-1982-252421,253012 Fax: 91-1982-253561
Phey Campus phone 226120.
www.secmol.org. Email
info@secmol.org

Ladakh Heart Foundation
Ladakh heart foundation was started by Ven. Thupstan
Chogyal, a few years back, realising the never ending
medical problems of Ladakhis who live in remote areas
and cannot afford to go to Chandigarh and Delhi for
their treatment of especially the lung and heart
diseases.
For further information contact: Ladakh Heart
Foundationladakhheartfoundation@yahoo.com.in
Agling Dambuchen
P.O. Box No. 150
Leh 194101
Ladakh (India)
Tel:91-1982-53291 Fax:252735, 252659

The Ladakh Arts and Media Organisation (LAMO)
LAMO: The Ladakh Arts and Media Organisation is a public
charitable trust established to articulate an
alternative vision for the arts and media in Ladakh. The
organization set up the LAMO Centre in Leh to provide a
space for the understanding and development of the arts.
The complex on which the Centre is located comprises two
historical houses below the 17th century palace of Leh
that were restored by LAMO and converted to an arts
space with offices, galleries, a library, screening room,
conference room, and open-air performance site. The
Centre is designed to carry out outreach programs,
research, workshops, and exhibitions that showcase
Ladakh’s material and visual culture, performing arts
and literature.

Leh Nutrition Project
Leh Nutrition Project was founded in 1978 with the
initiative of Save the Children Fund UK, and have been
actively engaged in the most neglected, isolated and
remote areas of Leh district in rural development,
primary health care, education, agriculture, handicraft
and so on.

LNP has now shifted its mission from service provider to
ennobler organization. However, it is actively working
on watershed projects in 25 villages. Child development,
pre school education, health education and nature
conservation are its focus areas.

Ladakh Ecological Development Group
The Ladakh Ecological Development Group was initiated in
1983 to Promote ecological and sustainable development,
which blends with the traditional culture. The
programmes include information, education, handicraft,
agriculture and cultural preservation activities.

Child Welfare Society of Ladakh
The Child Welfare Society Ladakh was founded in 1995 in
order to serve poor student living in remote areas of
Ladakh region irrespective of their race, cast and
religion etc. Their educational aid and activities
include sponsorship clothing facilities, English
improvement courses and winter tuition.

Ladakh Theatre Organization
LTO was set up in 1995, by Mr. Mipham Otsal with an aim
to foster development of theater arts in Ladakh and to
renew the drama tradition of Ladakh. LTO has very
successfully produced a variety of plays, ranging from
the Hindu classic- Bharatandu Harish Chandra’s “Ander
Nagari”, a Ladakhi adaptation of Anton Chekov’s “The
proposal”, the dramatized version of very famous
Buddhist Jatak-Kathas like Ithok Lhamo etc. Apart from
the play production, LTO has conducted several theater
workshops, Seminars on theater arts, children workshops,
theater quiz and painting competitions etc.

Rural development and you
The Rural Development and you is a non- profit
organization, of concerned Ladakhis, which works to
overcome the problems faced by the rural people in their
daily life. Participation, health, education and
development programmes are organized to help and guide
the rural people. The activities include seminar,
training, workshops and interaction with rural people to
understand their needs and problems.

Ladakh Environment and Health Organisation
LEHO came into existence on 1st July 1991, to work on
the issues of health and sustainable development in
response to the changing face of social value and
culture in different Ladakhi societies, by livestock on
a sustainable basis, integration of the age old
traditions and culture of the villages.

Save the Children (UK) North West India Zone
SC (UK) began to operation in Ladakh region after the
flood in Indus River. After the relief project of SC (UK),
on the request of local government providing
supplementary nutrition to the children in the affected
villages along side the Indus River. After the relief
project of SC (UK), on requests of local/ state
government took up Integrated Development Project in
collaboration in with ICCW (Indian Council for Child
Welfare) and J&K CCW (Jammu and Kashmir Council for
Child Welfare) and local administration. SC (UK) was
instrumental to create a local NGO called LNP (Leh
Nutrition Project).Till 1992 SC (UK) and LNP work
together under the same umbrella known as Save the
Children/ Leh Nutrition Project.

Women Alliance of Ladakh
Women Alliance was established in 1991 by local women
with the twin goal of raising the status for rural women
and strengthening local culture and agriculture. And
prime goal of WAL is sustainable development in rural
Ladakh.

World Wide Fund for Nature - India Field Office Leh
World Wide Fund for Nature-
India (WWF-India) has been working to promote harmony
between humankind and nature for over three decades. Its
mission is “The Promotion of Nature Conservation and
Environmental Protection as the Basis for Sustainable
and Equitable Development”. Today, WWF-India is
recognized as the premier conservation NGO in the
country dealing with conservation and development issues.

In Ladakh WWF-India initiated a project “Conservation of
High Altitude Wetlands of Ladakh” in 1999. Under the
project two field offices- at Leh and at village Korzok
near lake Tsomoriri were eshtablished. At present both
these offices are actively involved in carrying out
various conservation and capacity building programmes.
The major activities of WWF-India in Ladakh have been
motivating key stakholders, including local communities,
tour operators and defence forces, institution building
for conservation, developing communication and resource
material, surveys and research.

Snow Leopard Conservancy
The Snow Leopard Conservancy (SLC) is dedicated to
demonstrating innovative; “grass-roots” measures that
lead local people to become effective stewards of the
endangered snow leopard, prey and its habitat. SLC
operates under the Cat Action Treasury (a US-based
nonprofit charity), which supports projects of the Cat
Specialist Group, World Conservation Union - IUCN.

Druk White Lotus School
Druk White Lotus School is a multi-award winning charity
and a model of appropriate and sustainable design and
development.

Inspired by the vision of His Holiness the 12th Gyalwang
Drukpa, spiritual leader of Ladakh, the school aims to
provide a modern education for Ladakhi children - an
education that is grounded in their own culture and
which can prepare them to lead happy and productive
lives.

From mid-2007 the school will be ready to receive
skilled volunteers, especially to teach English, IT and
sports, and also assist with landscaping the site. By
offering their time and expertise, and paying their own
expenses, volunteers can make a significant contribution.
http://www.dwls.org